HoundsGood: Chronicles of a Virtual Volunteer

I have some exciting news!

Saving Shelter Pets, Inc., is holding an online auction this coming October-November!

Donatons are currently being sought to auction off in this event. If you are an artist, crafter, collector, business owner, or just an individual with something to donate…. send an email at info (at) savingshelterpets.com with your contact information, a description of the item you would like to donate, and the item’s approximate monetary value.

**Please Note** Due to the fees involved with the charity auction site we will be using, we can only accept items valued at $20 or greater at this time.

Please spread the word so we can make this auction a huge success for all the dogs & cats helped! Saving Shelter Pets, Inc., has several wonderful programs including Spay & Neuter, Puppy Promises (puppies are intercepted from ever entering a shelter environment), Bernie’s Buddies (help for heartworm positive shelter dogs), Rescue & Transport and more!

Click the banner to travel to the SSP site, or click HERE to read previous stories from this blog on SSP.

 

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Saving Shelter Pets has a wonderful “whatever happened to…” update over at their myspace blog. Sometimes the life of a child star doesn’t end up so great.  They get caught up in their fame, they end up on E True Hollywood stories and the like.  Not this super model!

Dino was the “cover model” for the 2008 SSP calender

Travel to SSP to check out Dino all grown up! CLICK HERE!

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We have been following the progress of Shadow, the little 10 week old Lab Pup that, when out of “prison” at animal control turned out to be a 5 month old spaniel mix pup.  He looks so sad with his Elizabethan collar.

I thought you would all like to see an updated photo, as many of you were worried about him or had donated to Saving Shelter Pets for his medical care. Shadow is feeling fine now. The drain has been removed from his infected foot and he is ready to be transferred to rescue and then find a loving home!  Can you imagine that a friendly little guy like him was just cast aside?

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This funny face is Hazel. Fortunately, she was pulled from death by Saving Shelter Pets with all her little babies in tow. The bad news is that Hazel and her entire family have parvo. One of the babies didn’t make it. On top of it, Hazel has heartworm!

Right now, SSP has a special perk for their donors. A very generous supporter has donated some gift cards. One lucky person will receive a gas and restaurant card.

They are now ONLY $280 away from the initial $2500 goal!

For more information, visit the SSP blog HERE

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The video about the Saving Shelter Pets, Inc. Puppy Promises program has been in cyberspace for over a year. Actually, more specifically, it has been on YouTube. I checked in - and the video now has over 48,627 views. Woohoo. Thanks again to Laura for a moving tribute for such a great cause! It is just still slides, but very moving. Especially since I recognize some of the faces here and there.

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Little Shadow is on the road to recovery. He had a drain removed from his little paw. He was pulled from the shelter, and he had a serious infection. Shadow started getting very warm and favoring his foot. Luckily, he got to the vet in time before the condition threatened his life.

If you can spare a few dollars, it will really help. Not only will it help Shadow, but it will help Saving Shelter Pets be able to rescue the next dog in need!For Shadow’s complete story, Click Here.

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The Saving Shelter Pets Year to Dates statistics have just been released.  The following is the numbers and statistics of the pets saved or spayed and neutered in 2008 so far.

SSP By The Numbers – Stats For 2008:

Number of rescue transports done in 2008 (as of 8/15): 11
Total number of animals rescued by SSP in 2008: 399
Adult dogs – 107 (9 were treated for Heartworm before traveling, one is currently in treatment)
Puppy Promises puppies – 205
Other puppies – 87
Puppy Promises mother dogs spayed – 43
Other household pets spay/neuter by SSP (through Puppy Promises) – 42
Total number of animals altered through SSP’s Spay/Neuter program (as of 8/15): 202
Cats – 202
Dogs – 0

This is definitely something to celebrate! Please read more about SSP by clicking on their tag here or by visiting http://savingshelterpets.com!

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